super super glue

[R1cho]

was on youtube and found a video about superglue and making it super strong, apparently if you ad bi-carb to it, it makes it super strong, to prove this the bloke made some and hit it with a hammer, it didn't budge he had to use a hammer and chisel to break it

anyway i decided to look into this further, it can be used for all sorts of repairs where its hard to use epoxy or you want it to try quickly, such as headlight fixings and cracked bumpers, dashboards etc. it can also be used to make castings of things

anyone else heard of this? or even tried it?

[Terranical]

So do you have to amputate your fingers when you stick them together, as I invariably do?

[R1cho]

you put the glue in place then sprinkle the bi-carb on top then put more glue on top of that

[AlexD333]

Originally Posted by R1cho

you put the glue in place then sprinkle the bi-carb on top then put more glue on top of that

In english please sir

[clivvy]

never heard of this, but its play day Friday so im testing it out as I need to make a bracket thing for my rear camera....

[R1cho]

[Lazy-Ferret]

That's interesting. Sounds like a trip to the PoundShop for supplies.

When I first heard about superglue, it was from a guy who made super fast radio controlled boats, these things were world record holders, and they basically started out as 2 strips of balsa wood curved at one end, then glued together using super glue. as you started to glue the curves, the wood bent into a very nice streamlined boat hull shape. He then would run more superglue along the inside of the join and sprinkle Balsa dust onto the superglue, which he said helped fill any holes, and made the keel much stronger. I never tried it though, but I guess it's based on the same idea.

[R1cho]

Originally Posted by Lazy-Ferret

That's interesting. Sounds like a trip to the PoundShop for supplies.

When I first heard about superglue, it was from a guy who made super fast radio controlled boats, these things were world record holders, and they basically started out as 2 strips of balsa wood curved at one end, then glued together using super glue. as you started to glue the curves, the wood bent into a very nice streamlined boat hull shape. He then would run more superglue along the inside of the join and sprinkle Balsa dust onto the superglue, which he said helped fill any holes, and made the keel much stronger. I never tried it though, but I guess it's based on the same idea.

it does actually come from making models on my google searches the most sites with info about it were from model makers and believe it or not guitar repairers,

[solarman216]

First time I came across superglue or a close relative was in the mid 60's in the form of "Triumph Loctite" in those days the twin engines had a separate counter weight that was bolted between the two big end journals with three radial bolts and they often came loose cutting the crankcase in half, as far as I recall "Triumph" developed this product and the bolts did not move after application, I remember commenting to the sales guy that the tube was only quarter full, he said the air in the tube was to stop it setting as this product cures on exclusion of air, at the time I thought he was spinning me a yarn, Rick

[Sweety]

I better not try it as I always manage to stick my fingers togther with the normal stuff Know a few fish keepers who use it in their marine tanks to stick young corals to rocks Super glue looses it's hold & breaks up under hot water so wonder if this super super glue does the same & fizzles having bi-carb in it

[bry]

A interesting idea.But i think i will stick with (no pun) the JB plastic weld less faff.